Guild Wars 2

This is less of a complaint, more of a question/suggestion. Ive been running arah for a while on my mesmer now, however it seems that the mechanics of the p2 (end)boss could be slightly improved, illusionst do not get phase shifted, so they cannot damage the boss. This really hacks in dps if you arent shatter based. Is this the same with the other classes such as rangers who depend on damage not dealt by themselves? if so, it may be something to look into.

What p2 boss are you talking about?

ah, thanks for noticing, I mean the endboss, the asura for which you need to be phase shifted to kill.

Never done it with a mesmer so i can’t confirm it, but if it really is as you say then it could be a real problem for a party with certain classes in it.

Yup I have the same problem with the bunch of colossi (2nd event of the path 1). You feel like you’re useless.

I’m not sure how you play your Mesmer or what build / armor stats you use. I use Berserker’s stats and Sword / Focus for primary DPS, and I still do pretty good damage to that boss. If you are really concerned about that fight, you could always take a Sword along for the autoattack so you don’t have to rely on clones.

i didnt run arah for a while so things can be different.
if its still the same, its like:
1) the best dd interacts with the machine, mesmer casts time warp to help and the other guy burst down the boss. mesmer can also be the dd.
2) team join the fight and kill the asura.
perhaps with the quickness nerf its not possible to “solo” the first phase and even a low dps player must enter?
on zerker mesmer sword main hand is the best for this fight and does good damage regardless of the traits.

@timecookie, my english skills dont help me but if you speak about the crystal monsters, mesmer is really strong for that fight. again you should use sword and melee them, i used imbued diversion, together with dazzling it was more helpful than iPersona.

I always have Sword/Focus on my Mesmer, Sword being the only melee/cleave attack you have. Zerker and still a bit of Knight. I don’t play iPersona in dungeons because I really want the enhanced Focus.

Just that most of my contribution to the team is not damage as phantasms do 0 damage but Signet of Inspiration / Time Warp (Dazzling will only apply vulnerabilities for fractions of sec.). I feel a lot more useful with my Warrior or my Guardian at this fight.